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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Drought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Conway sent away from home after the dust storm?
(a) To protect her health.
(b) To give her a better education.
(c) Because Mrs. Ker needed surgery.
(d) Because she had gotten in trouble.

2. When Conway worked with her father in "Childhood," what things did she ask him?
(a) Questions about the war.
(b) Questions about the world.
(c) Questions about his childhood.
(d) Questions about her mother.

3. As a teenager, to which country did Conway's father feel loyal?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) The United States.

4. How many brothers did Conway have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. Why did Conway say it was difficult for Australians to raise cattle?
(a) Because cows weren't native animals.
(b) Because they disliked cows.
(c) Because they needed so much land.
(d) Because of their protein needs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The West," what type of woman was described as being the ideal Australian?

2. Why did Conway's mother avoid the Catholic church?

3. What did Angus tell Conway after her father's death?

4. In "Childhood," what did Conway do at night with her mother?

5. When did the terrible drought in "Drought" begin?

(see the answer key)

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